Randolf Kohn

Randolf Kohn is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath, specializing in coordination chemistry of transition metals and catalysis. His research explores the unique properties of N-substituted 1,3,5-triazacyclohexanes (R3TAC) ligands with metal complexes spanning lanthanides to zinc, primarily characterized by X-ray crystallography and spectroscopic techniques.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Catalysis of olefin polymerization/trimerization
  • Bio-analogous copper complexes for oxygen activation
  • Transition metal cluster chemistry
  • Antibacterial nitrogen heterocycles

Recent funded projects include Triazacyclohexanes as Ligands for Triangular Trimetal Complexes (EPSRC) and collaborations on ethylene oligomerization catalysis. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through chemical innovation.

Contact:

• Email: R.D.Kohn@bath.ac.uk
• Phone: +44 (0) 1225 383305
• Room: 1 SOUTH 1.03A